Inflation by expenditure decile

Headline CPI is based on the prices of a representative basket of goods and services. But not everyone consumes the same goods and services.  People in lower income deciles, for example, tend to spend more on food as a proportion of their total expenditure. Since 2009, average inflation has been higher for people in lower expenditure deciles than for higher expenditure  deciles.

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